ZIP 18109 · Allentown
Who lives in ZIP code 18109 (Allentown, PA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Allentown, PA · Lehigh County
uszips 2026
People18,446
Median age36.6
Household income$58,031
Home value$194,546
Median rent$1,331/mo
Poverty18.1%
College degree+15.9%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Wider region
- Allentown-Bethlehem-East Stroudsburg, PA-NJ
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 864 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 7,030
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.7% are 65 or older; 77.1% are adults.
Household income
23.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $31,635.
Education (adults 25+)
46.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
53.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 36.6%
- Never married
- 43.9%
- Divorced
- 12.4%
- Widowed
- 7.2%
- Family size
- 3.29
- Dual-income families
- 49.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 52.1%
- Rent burden
- 35.5%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 65.0%
- Unemployment
- 8.2%
- Self-employed
- 8.1%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 10.6%
- Veterans
- 3.7%
- With a disability
- 17.6%
- No health insurance
- 9.7%
- Limited English
- 17.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.